<div> <p class='DefaultText'>At the height of his popularity Lloyd C. Douglas was receiving an average of one hundred letters a week from fans. One of those fans a department store clerk in Ohio named Hazel McCann wrote to Douglas asking what he thought had happened to Christ’s garments after the crucifixion. Douglas immediately began working on <em>The Robe</em> sending each chapter to Hazel as he finished it. It is to her that Douglas dedicated this book.</p> <p>A Roman soldier Marcellus wins Christ’s robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene’s robe—a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity. Set against the vividly drawn background of ancient Rome this is a timeless story of adventure faith and romance a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.</p> </div>